Articles by Joshua Ostroff

Brick By Brick

How Gaming Brought Lego Into A New Dimension

PUBLISHED Nov 24, 2015

Lego, the toy brickmaking concern begun in a Danish workshop back in 1949, was on the brink of bankruptcy just a little over a decade ago....

Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

PS4

PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2015

Now that's more like it.   Last year's bug-riddled, French Revolution-set Unity felt like a dagger in the side of Ubisoft's annual historic...

The Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide 2015

Videogames

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2015

It's almost time to start picking out presents and stuffing stockings again. But don't worry — Exclaim! is here to make this year's festive...

Yoshi's Woolly World

Wii U

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2015

For all of Nintendo's dramatic ups and downs over the years when it comes to their consoles, what have remained consistently excellent over...

Full Metal Gear Jacket

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2015

There are many war games. There are few games about war. But the Metal Gear series, helmed by auteur developer Hideo Kojima for three decad...

Mad Max

Multiplatform

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2015

Mad Max: Fury Road was a rare revitalization of a decades-old franchise, a feat accomplished by making women and their agency drive the nar...

Super Mario Maker

Wii U

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2015

Modern gaming is replete with DIY level editors, many of which boast admirably elaborate toolsets, but none are quite as gratifying as Nint...

Until Dawn

PS4

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2015

Branching storylines have been a selling point in games for years, though more often than not, it's hard to tell if your decisions are actu...